Rocamadour
Sign in to saveRocamadour (; Languedocien: Ròcamador) is a commune in the Lot department in southwestern France. It lies in the former province of Quercy. It is a member of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France (The Most Beautiful Villages of France) Association.
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Rocamadour
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Rocamadour, Lot, Midi-Pyrénées, france.jpg
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Heraldique Blason ville fr Rocamadour (Lot).svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Gourdon
- French commune.canton
- Gramat
- French commune.INSEE
- 46240
- French commune.postal code
- 46500
- French commune.mayor
- Dominique Lenfant
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.elevation m
- 279
- French commune.elevation min m
- 110
- French commune.elevation max m
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Part of
- Lot
- Official name
- Rocamadour
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Gourdon
- Population
- +597
- Area
- +49.42
- Elevation
- +261
- Shares border with
- Rignac
- Official website
- mairierocamadour.fr
- Image
- Rocamadour, Lot, Midi-Pyrénées, france.jpg
Article
17 sectionsContents
- Geography
- Location and access
- Hamlets
- Toponymy
- Sights
- History
- Prehistory
- Middle Ages
- Origins and influence
- Decline
- Contemporary Rocamadour
- Pilgrimage
- Cultural references
- Famous pilgrims
- Notes
- Relevant literature
- External links and references
Rocamadour (; Languedocien: Ròcamador) is a commune in the Lot department in southwestern France. It lies in the former province of Quercy. It is a member of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France (The Most Beautiful Villages of France) Association.
Rocamadour has attracted visitors for its setting in a gorge above a tributary of the River Dordogne and especially for its historical monuments and its sanctuary of the Blessed Virgin Mary, which for centuries, dating back to the turn of the 12th century, has attracted historical and anonymous pilgrims from many countries, among them kings, bishops and nobles (including Henry II of England, Simon de Montfort, Blanche of Castile and Saint Louis IX of France, Saint Dominic and Saint Bernard of Clairvaux, among other illustrious figures).